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09/15/2011
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abrogate
 Definition
to abolish
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adamant
 Definition
inflexible
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barbarism
 Definition
incorrect usage of words
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colloquial
 Definition
informal
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compatriot
 Definition
a fellow countryman
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defuse
 Definition
to remove or lessen danger or hostility
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effrontery
 Definition
extreme boldness
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egregious
 Definition
very bad
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gambol
 Definition
to playfully skip or leap
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hemophilia
 Definition
no clotting
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immunity
 Definition
resistance (disease)
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impale
 Definition
to pierce
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knotty
 Definition
so complicated that it can't be solved
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libertarian
 Definition
one who favors liberty and free will
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mired
 Definition
stuck or entangled
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noxious
 Definition
harmful
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palatable
 Definition
agreeable to taste
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palliate
 Definition
to ease pain, or guilt
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pallor
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extreme paleness
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pernicious
 Definition
very destructive
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skulk
 Definition
to move in a sneaky matter
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tarry
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to delay in coming or going
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tawdry
 Definition
cheap and gaudy in appearance
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temerity
 Definition
boldness that is foolhardy
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utopian
 Definition
having ideal characteristics
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